Formenergy
Director, Supplier Industrialization Engineering
Berkeley, CA. Posted 9 days ago
The role
You will lead the Supplier Industrialization Engineering and Supplier Quality organization. You will manage the technical relationship with the supplier base from design through high-volume production and own the quality management systems.
What you will do
- Lead Form's Supplier Industrialization Engineering and Supplier Quality organization.
- Own the end-to-end industrialization journey for direct materials and made-to-spec components.
- Build and own Form's supplier quality management system.
- Set the technical bar for supplier selection and qualification.
- Own supplier process capability and yield performance.
- Develop the roadmap and staffing plan for quality systems.
- Represent supplier technical and quality readiness within the Product Development Process.
- Partner with Supply Chain leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 12+ years of experience in supplier industrialization, quality, or manufacturing engineering.
- At least 5 years in a people leadership role building and scaling a team.
- Demonstrated expertise across DFM/DFA, PPAP, APQP, FMEA, SPC, and structured root cause methodologies (8D, 5 Whys).
- Experience building quality and industrialization systems from the ground up.
Nice to have
- Experience in a hardware, energy, or battery environment without an established supplier base
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Stock options
- 100% medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
- 80% healthcare premiums for dependents
- At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents
- Up to 20 weeks for birthing parents
- Generous vacation policies
Before you apply
- Relocation assistance is available.
About the company
Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. They are revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable.